Biblical depending on biblical interpretation. When people think of the “Bible” in the US, the overwhelming image tends to be one of protestant fundamentalism, and Kanye’s spiel on being your own God? Those two thoughts do not agree. However, no way you can put the Bible in a box like that.

Plus, Yeezy is biting (just a little) into that New-Agey spiritualism, though I wouldn’t say it’s bullshit. Some of it, maybe. He does drop a Deepak Chopra reference on “Hold My Liquor.”

“How long will you[a] defend the unjust
And show partiality to the wicked?[b]
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”;
you are all sons of the Most High.’
7 But you will die like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.”
8 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.“ -Psalms Chapter 82

“Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are "gods”’?“ -John 10:34

So, what, you’re trying to put one of the most important theological works ever written in a box? I’m saying there’s more than one interpretation. Kanye might think that Psalm 82, verse 6 means that he’s his own god, but a guy that’s spent however many years in seminary will look at that and say, “Oh, that doesn’t mean we’re our own gods… The psalmist is just referring to the higher authority in creation given to us by God.”

What, so you’re trying to put the single most important theological text in all human history inside a box? All I’m saying is that a text that dense has more than one interpretation. Heck, You’re referencing poetry – the 82nd Psalm – and a verse in the Gospel of John that references that same piece of poetry… Don’t tell me you didn’t take an English class or two, ‘cuz you’d know how the interpretation of poetry goes.

But serious. There’s a reason why Kanye can look at that Psalm and go, “Oh! It means I’m my own god!” and write a rap about it, and a dude that’s spent however many years in seminary will look at it and go, “Yeah, the psalmist is referring to the higher authority in creation given to us by God, as well as man’s place as his children.” Try more than an internet search, sonny.

Internet research
Says nothing but “can be interpreted many ways”
implying I’m saying we’re our own god’s and not avatars of

To give yourself the title of god because you are a man of God stems from the bible and not some sort of self absorbed egoist mindset. All I was saying was Kanye is validated in more than one way. It’s not so much an “eastern” or “christian” idea, but one that shows up in several different doctrines across several different time periods.

The whole “you are gods” passage doesn’t mean that we have the power of God, or are our own gods. It basically means that God has appointed men to positions of authority in which they are considered as gods among the people. However they need to remember that, even though they are representing God in this world, they are mortal and must eventually give an account to God for how they used that authority.

Organized religion is all bullshit. The faster you realize that, the better. Your church would rather spend donation money on building more churches and covering lawsuits than helping the poor. Hows that make ya feel?